nice work buddy ... one question .... how many welding machines do you need ? I see 3 lol . also I decided your wife must not like you , you put car parts in the house ,spend tons of money and, spend too much time with these projects lol . OR she really loves you and knows theres no hope hmmm:poke:

welders
 

LMAO ... Ryan, my buddies shop up the street we have my TIG welder there, his regular welder, the stick and the plasma cutter.

And yes, thats why we have 4 dogs to keep her busy while I'm off playing with cars !! I 'think' she still loves me ... :lol: but I did promise her that I'd take a break after these 2 FJ's are done ... :lmao:

Steve

Looks fantastic


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Thanks
 

Thanks Marty .... you start biking outside yet ?
Friggin April and it was snowing again (light) yesterday ... :bang:

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/880/2...7089e3ba_h.jpgIMG_8289 by Steve Heck, on Flickr


Oil cooler / Fan mounted to underside of front bumper / winch

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/886/2...95942dbe_h.jpgIMG_8292 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

Update
 

So we have sorted out all potential hiccups ... ironing out a few items and then next week tear down for the 3rd time to go to paint !!

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/863/2...55141322_h.jpgIMG_8298 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/883/4...f50662c7_h.jpgIMG_8294 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

*alert* *alert*
 

The build is coming along nicely!

But.... One thing I noticed that truly alarmed me is that the ports on your steering gear are wide open, inviting a disaster that could even destroy our brake assist unit. This is a classic fubar that even the highly regarded mega high end pro builders make. Any tiny little fleck of debris can get in there without notice, possibly causing the PS pump to then self destruct, then ruining everything else in the PS system. Have you ever blown a torque converter or front pump before? poisoning the whole trans with pulverized metals almost to the point of no repair? If the PS pump self destructs, it will wreck the entire PS system the same way...

Sooooo..... Pretty please? Purty please with sugar on top? Tape or plug the ports shut on your steering gear - it sent chills right up my spine when I was checking out your build progress. Help! I cannot watch!

:bitchslap:

:cheers:

Steering Gear
 

Got it Paul ... will tape up today
Thanks for the heads up !!

Cheers
Steve

Getting there ....
 

Just sorting out some items, but she's been scheduled for paint in 2 weeks

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/876/3...214ac6b4_h.jpgIMG_8323 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/809/2...0774140b_h.jpgIMG_8312 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/785/4...728f2bf1_h.jpgIMG_8318 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/866/2...fe9a0aea_h.jpgIMG_8320 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

Looks great, Steve!

Looking Sweet! I can’t wait to see it in paint.